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Russell James Harvey (July 4, 1922 – July 20, 2019) usually known as James Harvey, was a
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from
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and an inactive Senior United States district judge of the
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.


Education and career

Harvey was born in Iron Mountain; his mother and paternal grandparents were immigrants from
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. He enrolled in the
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in 1940, but interrupted his studies in 1942 to serve in the
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for three years. He earned a
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from the
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in 1948, was admitted to the
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, and commenced the practice of law in
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, Michigan in 1949. He was assistant city attorney from 1949 to 1953, a
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man and a member of the
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board of supervisors from 1955 to 1957. He was mayor of Saginaw from 1957 to 1959.


Congressional service

In 1960, with the help of campaign manager
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, Harvey was elected as a Republican from
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to the
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. He was subsequently re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1961 to January 31, 1974. He resigned on January 31, 1974.


Federal judicial service

Harvey was nominated by President
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on December 5, 1973, to a seat on the
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vacated by Judge Ralph M. Freeman. He was confirmed by the
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on December 13, 1973, and received his commission on December 19, 1973. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on March 31, 1984. He took inactive senior status in 2002. Harvey died in
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on July 20, 2019, aged 97.


See also

*
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